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vLLM vs LMDeploy: catalog facts
vLLM	LMDeploy
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
High-throughput serving suited to production-scale local deployments Apache-2.0 licensed and actively developed	Combines model compression and serving in one toolkit Built for high-throughput inference
Aimed at developers deploying models rather than casual end users Requires appropriate GPU hardware for good performance	Aimed at developers, not casual users Needs suitable GPU hardware for larger models
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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